Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



u. u. MILLER.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

' APPLICATION FILED 001211911. 1,015,56. Patented Jan. 16,1912.

2 SHEETSSHEET L ATTORNEYS D. G. MILLER.

METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTBNBR.

APPLICATION FILED 0O'I.27, 1 911.

' Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

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DAVID CALVIN MILLER, 03 MOUNTIBRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC FIE AND RAIIi-FASTENER.

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Specification of I,etters Patent.

Patented Jan. 16, 1912.

Application filed October 27, 1911: Serial No. 657,050.

the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and the primary object of my invention is to furnish'a tie of the I-beam construction with novel fasteners for preserving the alinement of rails, without resorting to the use of bolts and nuts.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tie with'fasteners that can be easily and quickly installed to prevent vertical and lateral displacement of the rails of a track.

A further object of this invention is the provision of simple'and effective means for cushioning rails upon amctallic tie, whereby said rails will possess sufiicient elasticity to compensate for the vibrations set up by heavy rolling stock.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawings wherein there are illustrated the preferred embodiments of the invention, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such changes as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, like numerals of reference. denote corresponding parts throughout the several views in n hich- Figure 1 is aside elevation of a portion of a metallic tie provided with a rail fastener in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a similar.view partly broken away and partly in section. Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion of the tie and the rail fastener. perspective view of a detached fastener. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of a ie in accordance with this invention. F ig. 8 is a side elevation of a portion of a tie provided with a modified form of fastener. Fig. 7 is a plan of the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective View of a detached modified form of fastener. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a detached cushioning plate and Fig, 10 is a perspective view of a detached retaining bar.

Fig. 4 is a The reference numeral 1. denotes a tie of the I-beam construction havingbase flanges 2 and top flanges 3. The top flanges 3, adjacent to the ends of the tie, are provided with oblong openings 4 in communication with oblong slots 5 formed in the web of the tie adjacent to the top flanges 3.

The top flanges 3 at a point intermediate the openings 4: support the base flanges 6 of a rail 7. Engagin-g'the sides of said rail are the heads 8 of fasteners 9 slidably mounted upon the top flanges 3. The fasteners 9 correspondin width to the tie and the longitudinal edges of'said fasteners are provided with inward y projecting flanges 10 to engage under the top flanges 3. The

head of each fastener is cut away, as at 11 to provide clearance for the base flanges of the rail and the head 8 is reinforced relatively to the fastener J by a longitudinal web 12. The outer end of the web is slotted, as at 13 to provide cars let that are apertured, as at 15.

Engaging-in the openings 4 and the slots 5, under the flanges 3, are the depending hooks 16 of clamping bars 17. Said bars have the ends thereof beveled, at 18 to engage angle spacing washers 19 arranged in the slotted ends of the webs 12. The ends of the clamping bars retain the fasteners in engagement with the rail '7 and said bars are retained in engagement with said fasteners by cotter pins 20 arranged in the a pcrtures 15 of the ears 14L.

Reference will now be had to G to 10 inclusive illustrating a fastener provided with means for cushioning a rail 21. A cushioning plate 22 interposed between the base flanges 23 of the rail 21 and the flanges 3 of the tie, the fasteners 2ibeing made of a sutlicient depth to provide clearance for said plate. The confronting ends of the fasteners are slotted or provided with longitudinal sockets to accommodate the ends of retaining bars 26. The bars 26 engage the endsof the plate 22 and prevent displacement of said plate.

Associated with the plate 22 in cushioning the rail 21 are cushioning blocks 27 arranged in the heads 28 of the fasteners 24, said blocks, together with the plate 22, being made of wood or other yicldable or compressible material. The fasteners 24 are held in cngagen'lcnt with the tie similar to the fasteners 9.

It is thought that the manner of assembling the fasteners u on the tie will heapparent without furt er description, and I would have it understood that the tie and fasteners can be used in connection with industrial andother railways.

What I claim is 1. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the

ends engaging in the openings of said tie, and means includlng cotter pins for holdmg.

the opposite ends of said bars in engagement with said fasteners. A

2. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with a tie of the I-beam construction having the top flanges thereof provided with openings, and a rail adapted to be supported by said tie, of a cushioning plate interposed between said rail and the top flanges of said tie; fasteners slidably mountedupon the top flanges of said tie and engaging the sides of said rail, retaining bars having the ends thereof mounted in said fasteners for retaining said cushioning plate upon said tie, clamping bars having the outer ends thereof anchored in said openings, and means carried by the outer ends of said fasteners for holding the inner ends of said clamping bars in engagement there-- with. v t

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

DAVID CALVIN MILLER.

Witnesses James L. HAZEN, ,HENRY C. B NTINGQ 

